robtaussig/react-use-websocket

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1886 stars · 155 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A React Hook library that provides robust WebSocket integration for React components, with features like automatic reconnection, JSON message handling, and ready-state tracking. It also offers experimental SocketIO support.

Use cases

• connect to a websocket from a react component
• handle real-time messages in react
• auto-reconnect websocket in react app
• send and receive json over websocket in react
• track websocket connection status in ui
• use socketio with react hooks

When to choose

• you need declarative WebSocket usage inside React function components
• you want built-in reconnection, heartbeats, and JSON message helpers
• you want a small, focused hook rather than a full state-management solution

When to avoid

• you are not using React
• you need full Socket.IO protocol support (only experimental)
• you need server-side WebSocket handling rather than a client hook

Facets

library · maturity active

websocket http-client state-management web-development frontend browser react-hooks websocket-client real-time-communication socketio real-time nodejs web-server

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